Hey, guys! Hope your Summer has been enjoyable, inspiring, and productive. During Camp NaNo, one of my biggest struggles was to keep myself interested in my WIP. My plot changed a hundred times. My characters switched personalities. But I knew that deep down at the core of it all, I still had a fantastic story… Continue reading 10 Things to Do When You Aren’t Writing
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Simplifying Scenes Pt. 2 (The Bare Bones)
A Scene Is Not: A character being introspective for paragraphs or pages at a time Summarizing action or things that have recently happened Flashbacks Describing a setting A Scene Needs: A goal and/or purpose A forward motion Sensory details that orientate the reader to setting and time of day Necessary information revealed A Goal… Continue reading Simplifying Scenes Pt. 2 (The Bare Bones)
Simplifying Scenes Pt. 1 (Goal, Subtext.)
This is a concept Daniel David Wallace touched on in his free writing course (let me hook you up: Click here!) and I’d like to expand upon the idea. According to Wallace, a scene should consist of one goal and one subtextual element. This is the formula he uses to streamline the process of writing… Continue reading Simplifying Scenes Pt. 1 (Goal, Subtext.)